The Council will meet with its attorneys to determine
whether to file suit against Boykin Berkeley LLC and other entities who are
owners and principals of the Doubletree Hotel regarding the City of Berkeley’s
rights to renegotiate an increase in rent under a lease for premises owned by
the City of Berkeley located at 200 Marina Boulevard.

The
Berkeley City Council will consider whether to initiate litigation challenging
the legal adequacy of the environmental impact report prepared by the Regents
of the University of California on the Long Range Development Plan for the
Berkeley Campus and related actions.

The Berkeley City Council will also consider whether to
initiate litigation to compel the Regents of the University of California
and/or the University of California, Berkeley Campus, to comply with the
California Public Records Act with respect to the Public Records Act request
dated November 24, 2004 if the University does not provide the documents to the
City.

United States of America v. Lakireddy Bali Reddy

Cashman v. City of Cotati

Chevron, USA, Inc. v. Cayetano

Richmond v. Shasta Community Services District

City and County of San Francisco and City Attorney on Behalf
of People v. GCS, Inc.

SFSC No. 417-218

City of Marina and Fort Ord Reuse Authority v. Board of
Trustees of Cal State University

Supreme Ct. No. S 117816

Francisca Amaral, Nelva Hernandez v. Cintas Corporation No.
2 and 3

ACSC No. HG 03 103046

Jason
Meggs/Ryan Salsbury v. City of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C
01-4033 CW

Jason
Meggs/Ryan Salsbury v. City of Berkeley, et al.

USDC No. C 02
0693 MHP (consolidated with USDC No. C 02-1528 MHP)

3.REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION:

Moved,
seconded, carried (Capitelli/Maio) to adopt Resolution 62,728–N.S.
(PDF, 63 KB) authorizing
the City Attorney to file a declaratory relief action against the owners of the
Doubletree Hotel to obtain unpaid rents on the existing lease.

Moved,
seconded, carried (Maio/Anderson) to adopt Resolution 62,729–N.S.
(PDF, 53 KB)authorizing
the City Attorney to file a lawsuit to compel the Regents of the University of
California to comply with the Public Records Act with respect to the Public
Records Act Request dated November 24, 2004